Neil Fein

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A freelance editor, I specialize in fiction but I've worked on non-fiction as well as web copy, corporate literature, and non-profit materials. I also edit and write for the group blog Magnificent Nose, which covers many topics but gravitates towards articles about writing and reading.

I'm also a lyricist; a guitarist for the band Baroque & Hungry; and I'm a touring cyclist.

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20h	comment	Expression or word like “aura” that can be used to describe a “force” of death enveloping your body? @Soulz - Not your fault English is sending these here. I'm a little mystified as to why; single-word requests are clearly on-topic there. Sorry you're getting caught in the middle on this.
20h	comment	Expression or word like “aura” that can be used to describe a “force” of death enveloping your body? Where the question originated has little to do with whether it's on-topic here. But you're right that we've been unclear about these questions in the past. I brought it up on meta because where questions like this belong is open to interpretation. I think we want a community ruling on this.
1d	comment	Expression or word like “aura” that can be used to describe a “force” of death enveloping your body? This is probably off-topic here, as per this discussion in meta.
2d	comment	Short exclamation to mean: “This is driving me crazy.” This feels off-topic to me, but the community's never discussed any questions like this that I can find. Meta question opened: Is this question asking for a single word on-topic?
May 15	comment	Best Grammar checking software @SF. - That answer is probably why this question is still open.
May 15	revised	Best Grammar checking software Misspelling
May 14	comment	Mashery vs. Apigee Welcome to Writers! Thanks for the answer, even though you can't cover both sides. If anyone can comment on the Apigee side of things, perhaps we can edit that information into this answer?
May 13	comment	Where to find editors to hire for tech blog? There are several users who frequent this site who are editors. Some of them have experience editing blogs and can be contacted via their profiles. cough cough
May 12	comment	What do you do if you enjoy writing, but have no ideas? What, exactly are you looking fo find out? How to keep writing when you're blocked? How to stay productive? Are you looking for exercises? Because the question here is a bit vague. There's some good advice in the answers, but is any of it what you're looking for?
May 11	comment	Do episodes of the show House follow a constant structural pattern? Reminds me of this.
May 11	revised	Placing similes at the beginning and at the end of a sentence edited tags
May 10	comment	Do episodes of the show House follow a constant structural pattern? Jeff, welcome to Writers!
May 10	revised	What is the term for an accessible character that knows nothing? Tags
May 10	comment	What is the term for an accessible character that knows nothing? Welcome to Writers! I've added a short excerpt to this answer from the link you provided. (This isn't an answer that's just a link, but URLs can change over time.)
May 10	revised	What is the term for an accessible character that knows nothing? Added excerpt
May 10	revised	What is the term for an accessible character that knows nothing? added 5 characters in body
May 9	comment	Fan-fiction and legalities [copyright etc.] This answer is conflating trademarks and copyrights. You can't copyright a trade name, but you can trademark it.
May 8	revised	When self publishing, are there benefits to making a company to represent your books? Is that then a publishing house? Title, phrasing
May 7	comment	Words for Sounds in Screenplay This has the added benefit of telling a sound designer what sound to reproduce, rather than having then guess what kaboooom means.
May 7	comment	My Reviews for Free Books? @LaurenIpsum - Voting to close is a good thing; I wish more people did it so the mods can lay back more! People can also flag a question as spam if they think the question is self-promotional with no other merit. (Not the case here.)